# Arizona SB 1448: aggravated assault; utility workers

Arizona SB 1448, aggravated assault; utility workers, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-19 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1448
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: aggravated assault; utility workers
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-27
- Last action: 2026-06-19, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: aggravated assault, assault, classification, criminal code - title 13, definitions, utility workers
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (107 yes, 24 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-09 | Senate | Final Reading: Passed | pass | 23 | 6 |   |
| 2026-06-09 | Senate | Concurrence: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 41 | 13 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Judiciary: DPA | pass | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 23 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Public Safety: DP | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-06-19: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-09: Final Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-06-09: Concurrence: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-03-24: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2026-03-16: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-03-11: Judiciary: DPA (House)
- 2026-03-05: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-04: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-02-26: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Public Safety: DP (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Senate First Reading (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0177.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544290)
- House Engrossed Version (04/13/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1448H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/541420)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1448P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534864)
- Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1448S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538144)

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- SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight (signed)
- SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security (signed)
- SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers (signed)
- SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation (signed)
- HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (signed)
- HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0177.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544290)
- [House Engrossed Version (04/13/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1448H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (04/13/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/541420)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1448P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534864)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1448S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538144)

## Related
- [SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1336-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1189-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1215-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1198-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2780-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2786-57th-2nd-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1448-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).